Everything was booked and ready to go. CARD CHARGED and access information provided…
We arrived later than expected and was trying to get into the property for 30 minutes, before discovering that the host declined our reservation. WOW, WAS HE DISMISSIVE!! I told him that me and my family were stuck outside and so he had to say was “how many is it off you guys”!? I then considered, we’re being racially profiled because of our names. HAHAAA.
We drove to a local gas station fora while, to sort things out with VRBO and was granted access well after midnight, essentially losing a whole day of our stay. I asked Vrbo to credit us, and they told us to contact the host. NO DEAL. We were too uncomfortable because his energy was horrible. And as you can imagine, there was no other places to check in online after 12am, at a REASONABLE price. So we were desperate. Eventually, Steve let us in (still charging full price).
Once into the place, it was cute. WAY better than getting a hotel.
PROS: beach equipment, 30-40mins from Tampa airport and Clearwater beach
CONS: REAL QUESTIONABLE AREA/LOCATION (hood), locks could be tightened around the place, no stove or burners (you should bring a little portable one if you want to prepare meals), a lot of dust on the walls in the bedroom.
After we got situated and no more communication was done with the UNFRIENDLY HOST, we were good. Just took everything for what it was worth and enjoyed vacation outside of the living quarters.